I’m starting a new series where every Monday I’ll share some cool stuff that I’m seeing around the web or elsewhere…

Gardening Gone Wild’s Groundcover Design Workshop

Gardening Gone Wild has a Garden Blogger’s Design Workshop every month, and this month the topic is groundcovers and mulch, a subject dear to my heart. It’s early in the month and already there are some great submissions:

Trunksters Totes: Want to Review One?

Just got sent a free Trunksters Tote, which you’re meant to stick in the trunk of your car and pop groceries and such into so they don’t all roll around. Of course, as soon as I saw it, I wondered if it could solve the perennial problem of plant pots tipping and spilling dirt all over the trunk. Only problem? I don’t have a car to test it with!

If anyone wants to test out a Trunksters Tote (for plants, or whatever!) and either email me a review or post a review on your own blog, leave a note in the comments! I’ve got a brand-new leopard-print Trunkster to send you. EDIT: Jean Ann was first to ask, so she’ll be my Trunksters product tester! Send me your address, Jean Ann!

Mouse and Trowel Winners

The Mousies, as I call them, are an annual garden blog award. It’s kind of like a People’s Choice award for garden blogs. The funny thing is – many of my favorites are never even mentioned – I’m thinking because the categories are so broad, or maybe people are trying to highlight smaller blogs. I always enjoy reading the finalists and the winners though, because I so often discover new-to-me garden blogs!

Go on over and check out the winners, and congrats to everyone who won!

Aaaaand – I’m famous!

The latest issue of Fine Gardening just came out, and yours truly has an article on page 25! I wrote a short Plant Profile about Alstroemeria ‘The Third Harmonic’, a pretty orange thing that looks rather tropical and fussy but is actually really easy to grow. If you’re at the newsstands, be sure and check it out! (I’m feeling extremely fancy about it.)

About Genevieve

Genevieve Schmidt is a landscape designer and owns a fine landscape maintenance company in Arcata, CA. The owner of North Coast Gardening, she is also a contributing writer at Garden Design Magazine and has written for numerous print and online publications.

I must say, Gen, you are such a great writer! I loved that article and appreciate your detail. I have the tall, pinkish colored invasive one (no name tag, as I inherited it) and each year I think I’ve ripped it all out only to find a giant, healthy stand the following Spring. Bravo!!!

Thanks, guys!! I’m ridiculously pleased even though it’s only a small Plant Profile. Daff, I shall hone my autograph for that fine future time – and you better work on yours, too! You’re easily one of the funniest garden writers I know of. Rebecca, thank you so much! I so admire your writing and sense of design. I’ve actually shown your article from last month, on that gorgeous garden with deer, to a client already! And thank you Stevie!!! I am super stoked.